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Cowboys’ wide receivers play limited role

The Dallas Cowboys’ wide receivers were not match on Sunday night for Philadelphia’s dynamic DeSean Jackson, who had four catches for 210 yards.
Miles Austin, Sam Hurd, Kevin Ogletree and Roy Williams combined for only eight receptions and 96 yards and no scores against a secondary playing without cornerback Asante Samuel, the league leader in interceptions with seven.
Ogletree, playing because of the season-ending ankle injury to Dez Bryant, was the most productive wide receiver. He had three catches for 34 yards.

Austin had only two catches for 22 yards. In the last six games, Austin has only 15 catches for 185 yards and three touchdowns.

“We tried to get the ball to Miles a few different times,” interim head coach Jason Garrett said. “He made a couple plays, and other times we had to go elsewhere with the football.
Said Austin: “I try to re-visit it in my head, and there are always a number of things you wish you could have done better.”